I for one welcome our new rascal electric scooter 500 mile endurance driving overlords...
I've seen that too, it's very annoying for everyone. But if the vehicle had a backup power source, i.e. ultracapacitor, then it could at the very least get out of the middle of the road.
I highly recommend you pick up an xarcade stick. It's basically a set of arcade controls mounted on a heavy base that you plug into your pc or almost any modern game console using adapter cables. No holding stuff in mid-air, no thumbsticks, no bizzare hand gestures required.
here's a reason why I don't own a gaming console. I haven't owned one since Atari 2600. Due to my four fingers on my hands, lack of thumbs, and inablility to hold game controllers in mid air, I cannot use those console controllers very well. I have to use them on tables to hold them. This is why I do better on computer games because of keyboards, mice (small light ones like those old two/three button ones), and simple small joysticks (think of those old one/two buttons one like those old school Atari 2600 joysticks).
Kidding aside, is anyone else worried that he won't have enough room in his living room to fit 2-4 people with arms flailing wildly as they try to use the Wiimote? I had enough trouble fitting two DDR pads (had to rearrange the furniture quite a bit), but leaving enough space for four people to use the wiimote may be difficult.
We just have too many people on the planet. I have no answers in this book because nothing seems acceptable ethically or environmentally. My brother glibly suggested a global war or some kind of gladator combat..... maybe pirate wars!
I personally consider the Gamecube a failure because of the vast quantity of sequels. This is nothing new for Nintendo and I'm not saying they're all bad, but I would much rather see some new titles than the endless recycling of old properties. Here's hoping we get some other cool adventure titles like Grim Fandango and Full Throttle.
I don't begrudge anyone their Mario fetish, but do we really need Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong 2, Donkey Kong 3, Donkey Kong Classics, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Land, Donkey Kong Country 2, Donkey Kong Land 2, Donkey Kong Country 3, Donkey Kong Land 3, Donkey Kong 64, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, DK King of Swing, etc.? This isn't even counting all of the direct ports between systems.
Lack of third part party support is the reason why I personally consider the Gamecube a failure, if they can turn that one around and get plenty of third parties, even when it are just small developers, the Wii definitvly would get quite a bit more interesting.
Speaking of dual use, coming soon, the George Foreman heatsink! It's the Quad Core rated heatsink that doubles as a fat free grilling machine! Need those burgers done in a hurry? Time to start cooking with the power of Unreal Tournament.
So, if I have this in my PC cooling system, does that mean that once a month I have to open my box and wipe the grime off my cooler? I'm all for dual purpose but this really can't be all that great for dust levels inside my box.
The card is (in theory) supported, the problem is the games aren't. I haven't tried firing up Interstate 76' or Mechwarrior 2 lately, but I'm pretty sure dos/glide/sb16 is not a recipe for success under Windows 2000. It's really too bad, I had a blast playing those games 'back in the day' with my Voodoo2.
Absolute insanity... although, I guess this proves that Voodoo cards aren't just legacy hardware.. they're supported..
Sweet. The UK is championing the banner of freedom yet again. Unfortunately, waiting may not solve your problem. As an example, many of the Saturn's best titles were never released outside of Japan. That is why Radiant Silvergun sells for bizarro-world prices. This is a UK region auction too. Those Sheffield bobbies should really petition ebay for IP's, I smell a CRIME.
It's a pretty big issue if you play a lot of import games. It's now illegal over here in the UK to sell mod chips (not sure if it's illegal to buy them from overseas and fit them yourself, but that's probably beyond most users' technical ability anyway). Importing is probably a bigger issue in Europe than the US, since the releases usually go Japan > US > Europe, we're often left waiting a hell of a long time for our gaming fixes (along with the knowledge that we're only waiting so they can charge us 50% more than the rest of the world pays).
You're quite right. Especially for a $400 console, the Saturn should have come with something. Especially after the PR disaster that was SegaCD/32X. That was basically the end of Sega right there. The Dreamcast was a great attempt at a comeback and (technically speaking) should have succeeded, but Sega just didn't have the capital to compete with Sony after the failure of the Saturn.
AFAIK the Jaguar shipped with Cybermorph, and the 3DO shipped with various pack ins depending on the manufacturer, which it damn well should have for a retail price of close to $700 at launch. (Gex for Panasonic, Shockwave and FIFA Soccer for the Goldstar)
The Saturn didn't ship with a game at launch, IIRC. Later when it was clear that they were losing to Sony, they started giving Virtua Fighter 2 and some other games away with the system.
Actually, I believe both the Jaguar the 3DO had a free pack-in game at launch, only one controller though. Sega also offered free pack-ins, though their last free launch pack-in was for the MegaDrive/Genesis.
No console released after the SNES had more than one controller, nor has any console after the SNES had a pack-in game at launch. Only one controller is the industry standard nowadays, and giving us a game with the thing is more generous than Sony or Microsoft have ever been. Remember that Sony is charging $600 for their console, which will no doubt only have one controller.
I think the issue isn't entirely enthusiasm, it's also a matter of escalating complexity.
Many old cars can be repaired with vice grips, a hammer and some baling wire, while modern ones typically require half the contents in the 'snap-on' tool van and an ASE certification.
Likewise programming old computers involved a text interface, no inheritance, no library versioning, no com wrappers, no thread synchronization, no event model,. etc. etc.
In both cases the tools have gotten better because the problems people are trying to solve have gotten so much harder. Unfortunately even the best tools can't abstract away the added complexity, so people go from being developers of technology to simply users of technology.
This is true, not only in CS but in other fields too. My father takes pride in being able to disassemble and fix his (rather old) car every time he feels something is wrong - I am capable of checking the oil level and replacing a tyre and pretty much that's it.
This thing happens every time a technology matures and market gets saturated - enthusiasts go from majority of users to, say, 5%, and all of a sudden think that 'nobody knows how to do things anymore'.
Unless of course you are the 'Artist formerly known as Prince' AKA Prince AKA Prince Rogers Nelson. Symbols are considered creative works and may be copyrighted, though I have no idea how you'd fill out income tax returns with it...
You, sir, are an idiot. You can not copyright your name, address and phone number. Ever hear of a phonebook?
Oh, I can see you've never actually tried to reinstall your OS. A friend of mine bought a new Dell. It did indeed come with a pre-installed version of XP. However it did not come with a regular Windows XP install CD, only a 'system restore' CD.
Since I had a regular Windows XP CD, I thought I could help him re-install his OS. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that his 'legit copy of windows' CD key does not actually work with a regular Windows XP install CD, only with the Dell repair CD.
So in fact, life isn't all that simple when you add WGA...
yeah kinda weird isnt it. I have a legit copy of windows, it came with my PC preinstalled, exactly as I, the customer, wanted it. I dont mind paying for it, because I get a hell of a lot for my money, and its my O/S of choice....
Lifes actually pretty simple when you pay for the software you use every day.
4. Watch the atmospheric CO2 and water vapor escape into space
5. Get baked to a crisp during the next solar flare
1. Go to Mars.
2. Detonate some atomics to release subsurface gases.
3. Heat to taste.
All it requires is a little gumption and several trillion dollars. Easy as 1-2-3.
I remember the $399 Sega Saturn, in fact I still own one. If you're into 2D shooters, it is *the* console to have, right up there with the Neo-Geo MVS. Despite it's lackluster 3D performance it was a 2D god, with tons of great exclusive and nearly perfect arcade ports (Radiant Silvergun, Battle Garrega, Terra Diver, etc.etc.etc) Unfortunately Sega in it's infinite wisdom decided not to export those out of Japan. The rest, as they say, is history...
Remember the $399 Sega Saturn? Using an inflation calculator, in 2006 it is $532.79! And worse, people knew the $299 PSX was better at 3D performance and was going to be introduced to the US several months later. The only difference is that back then, Nintendo wasn't a competitor and had to lie about their Ultra 64 hardware until it finally arrived.
I have one of those (i960) as well, but you have to realize that they have ink lockin just like HP does, they just do it a different way. ie. Instead of sticking a chip in their cartridges to signal 'empty' they use an optical system (this is good), but because they are using such low ink volumes (<2pico-liters IIRC) that using third party ink is likely to smoke your print head. And of course there's always Lexmark, with their patented 4" square print cartridge that holds approximately one thimble-full of ink. Oh, and refilling HP cartridges is a lost cause anyway (even without the chip) since the integrated print head won't last more than a couple of fills before your print quality degrades really badly. So many choices, all of them bad...
Since I got tired of burning through $100 worth of ink every few months I picked up a surplus HP LaserJet 4M+ for all of my non-photo printing. That thing will easily last through the apocolypse, at which point we roam the wasteland ganking people for 5 gallons of high test, so who cares what our prints look like?
Dunno, but I'm a pretty darned big fan of Canon again. At $20 a cartridge for my i960 it's still a bit steep, but at least a black cartridge is still only $20... And the quality is awesome and it works with Linux...
I still have a secondary printer for black that I get the cartridge refilled at Wal-Mart.
You know, I keep hearing about this whole 'age discrimination' thing, but I don't think I've ever seen a 40something girl at the topless club...
No, it's not age discrimination. It would be age discrimination if you hired the younger guy just because he was younger, when both guys cost the same amount.
Wow, you mean I can finally ditch the VHS originals (ie. the last version produced without the CGI 'enhancements') I've had locked in carbonite since the 90's?
The original unaltered trilogy is being released on DVD in the next few weeks. However, I'm curious about your "not in a particularly satisfactory way" comment. What do you mean by that?
Actually, there were 3 fishing games, but you're absolutely right. It's a specialty controller. Sega was actually really big on those for their arcade ports (maraccas,twin sticks,dance pads,etc). The problem is that most people aren't willing to shell out $50 for a new game and another $75 for a controller (just for that game). The Wii nun-chucks are a compramise, we'll have to wait and see how they play out.
Innovation is big here. The only thing I have seen that was close to this was the fishing controller for DC and that was very specialized for a single game. I think it is great to get video games that require more interaction. I also think this will change how some people view video games.
Funny thing tho, the cool kids (IIT grads) aren't living in India, they're over here on H1-B's (or your local equivalent). Why work for $10,000USD/year when you can easily go elsewhere and make 10 times that amount? The answer,of course, is that you've just hired 200 very green and/or very incompetant devs. That project wasn't mission critical was it?
You can probably get 200 Indian programmers for the price of one Australian programmer.
Comparing raw dollars (especially dollars per capita) just isn't very informative.
The only feasable use I ever found for my Powerglove was for re-enacting the self-destruct scene from Predator. In fact, it made #7 in IGN's 'worst game controllers of all time'
Last weekend? To really appreciate Al you need to see the videos that go along with the music. Most of them are hilarious and the production values are actually quite good for some (ex. Amish Paradise). Sadly there isn't much of a venue for this now that MTV has become 'reality show' TV.
pinch as his bottom line fades away. Really, when was the last time anybody around here listened to "Eat It" or "Like a Surgeon"? The songs he parodied live on much better than the parodies do, and even the originals are getting a bit long in the tooth.
That is what annoys me the most about speed laws. Many many people are driving cars with very poor handling characteristics (SUV,trucks,minivans,etc) but they drive them like they've got a hot rod. Consequently they crash into things, surprise surprise.
If it's considered 'safe' to drive one of those at 65, how is it unsafe to drive a decent handling car at 75? I'm not saying it's smart to buy your kid a porsche, but for god's sake put the 'net-nanny' products on the shelf and teach him/her how to drive within their vehicle's limits. Sooner or later they really will need to know this stuff, if only to avoid the village idiots as per above.
Know the limitations of your vehicle, especially in poor driving conditions. Be predictable, don't surprise other drivers. Take your time and be aware of your surroundings.
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I don't begrudge anyone their Mario fetish, but do we really need Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong 2, Donkey Kong 3, Donkey Kong Classics, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Land, Donkey Kong Country 2, Donkey Kong Land 2, Donkey Kong Country 3, Donkey Kong Land 3, Donkey Kong 64, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, DK King of Swing, etc.? This isn't even counting all of the direct ports between systems.
AFAIK the Jaguar shipped with Cybermorph, and the 3DO shipped with various pack ins depending on the manufacturer, which it damn well should have for a retail price of close to $700 at launch. (Gex for Panasonic, Shockwave and FIFA Soccer for the Goldstar)
Many old cars can be repaired with vice grips, a hammer and some baling wire, while modern ones typically require half the contents in the 'snap-on' tool van and an ASE certification.
Likewise programming old computers involved a text interface, no inheritance, no library versioning, no com wrappers, no thread synchronization, no event model,. etc. etc.
In both cases the tools have gotten better because the problems people are trying to solve have gotten so much harder. Unfortunately even the best tools can't abstract away the added complexity, so people go from being developers of technology to simply users of technology.
Since I had a regular Windows XP CD, I thought I could help him re-install his OS. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that his 'legit copy of windows' CD key does not actually work with a regular Windows XP install CD, only with the Dell repair CD.
So in fact, life isn't all that simple when you add WGA...
4. Watch the atmospheric CO2 and water vapor escape into space
5. Get baked to a crisp during the next solar flare
Since I got tired of burning through $100 worth of ink every few months I picked up a surplus HP LaserJet 4M+ for all of my non-photo printing. That thing will easily last through the apocolypse, at which point we roam the wasteland ganking people for 5 gallons of high test, so who cares what our prints look like?
Oh, and Caaalliiforrniia!
If it's considered 'safe' to drive one of those at 65, how is it unsafe to drive a decent handling car at 75? I'm not saying it's smart to buy your kid a porsche, but for god's sake put the 'net-nanny' products on the shelf and teach him/her how to drive within their vehicle's limits. Sooner or later they really will need to know this stuff, if only to avoid the village idiots as per above.